CVE-2025-48708
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
2.5
Description
gs_lib_ctx_stash_sanitized_arg in base/gslibctx.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.1 lacks argument sanitization for the # case. A created PDF document includes its password in cleartext.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48708.html
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-48708
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202505-15
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 10.05.1-2 | |
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 10.05.1~dfsg-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 10.05.1~dfsg-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 10.05.1~dfsg-1 |
| sles | affected | |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.